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i think it was a good night for romney, bad night for obama. but the real thing is, it is this really start of a countertrend or an anomalous event. >> that's the big thing. there's no question that obama can easily get through this and get over this. >> let me make two points. the first is -- >> you are the host. >> they say, although sometimes -- >> new york the jim lehrer of today's discussion. >> i'm going to shrink down in my chair. i'm going to come back from that, governor. what i will say is, you know, in terms of this debate, i found one part of it, which was really refreshing, it was pretty wonky. it was pretty substantive. >> the b.s. wonk. >> what's that? >> b.s. wonk. >> mitt romney was floating policies out there -- >> united states has the best health outcomes in the world? >> it was not -- that's it, it was not a lot of one-liners and zingers. >> a couple of good one-liners. people forgot. i've been in business for 25 years, i have no idea what you're talking about, that's pretty good. >> i need to consult with my accountant is
i think it was a good night for romney, bad night for obama. but the real thing is, it is this really start of a countertrend or an anomalous event. >> that's the big thing. there's no question that obama can easily get through this and get over this. >> let me make two points. the first is -- >> you are the host. >> they say, although sometimes -- >> new york the jim lehrer of today's discussion. >> i'm going to shrink down in my chair. i'm going to come...
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i think the sense that i got at mitt romney's event last night talking to some of his advisers and some of his aides was a little bit of unease, and i'm also hearing that there's a lot of e-mail going out and state republican officials, folks like sual, a former state party chair, really appreciapressurin state operatives saying let's get out the vote and make sure it's maximized. there's hints of anxiety on the romney side of how it will turn out. >> john, in terms of voters, there's been so much back and forth, you said that santorum may have the big momentum. he has spent a lot of time with the social issues. on the ground in michigan, how much were people paying attention to the snobbery and wanting to send your kids to four-year colleges and so forth. >> there's maybe a couple of levels of folks that pay attention to that. the core activist base of the party, you know, goes online and reads through and parses and understanding, you know, basically the message that santorum is trying delivery to them, and a lot of them agree with it. the people it's a problem for are those that are
i think the sense that i got at mitt romney's event last night talking to some of his advisers and some of his aides was a little bit of unease, and i'm also hearing that there's a lot of e-mail going out and state republican officials, folks like sual, a former state party chair, really appreciapressurin state operatives saying let's get out the vote and make sure it's maximized. there's hints of anxiety on the romney side of how it will turn out. >> john, in terms of voters, there's...
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if romney land is feeling bruised the tale of the tape last night was a t.k.o. the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said behind closed doors that 47% of the country considered themselves victims, who refused personal responsibility, think about who he was talking about. and i want to fight for them. that's what i've been doing for the last four years because if they succeed, i believe the country succeeds. >> refs on both sides agree that last night was a bruiser but the strongest most concise assessment came courtesy of the new york daily news. bam boom. round three, the last and time bought, is monday. sam stein, of "the huffington post," we have seen a lot of back and forth this morning from republic
if romney land is feeling bruised the tale of the tape last night was a t.k.o. the president won painting romney as an out of touch plutocrat, calling romney out for paying 14% in taxes, letting detroit go bankrupt and pushing a sketchy budget on the american public. he saved his blow for the most powerful of the night. >> i think the president's campaign has tried to characterize me as someone who's different than who i am. i care about 100% of the american people. >> when he said...
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coming up, mitt romney is speaking right now at the latino aenl coalition summit. we'll bring you some of his remarks next on "now." the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm, 99 bushels of wheat ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 filling layers of whole grain fiber in those fun little biscuits... so they stick with you, all morning long. kellogg's® mini-wheats cereal. [ mini ] yee haw! a big breakfast in a little biscuit. kellogg's® mini-wheats cereal. (female announcer) most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. easy label, right? but that label can lead to prejudice and discrimination, and we don't want
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george will writes romney is behind so on wednesday night it might be risky for romney not to take risks. which is a lot of risk in one sentence. do you think romg will go out there? i mean given his behavior thus far? >> historically the defirst debate is the first time a challenger has a chance to stance on stage on a level playing for field for a couple hours with the incumbent president and it's been the challenger's best debate. so just by showing up, you would think that romney's a slight favorite right now. we have seen obama recently in a higher position than he's been in all year, maybe higher than you would expect based on where the economy is. so i do think romney should have a tail wind at the same time the stuff we're mentioning where he also has tried to avoid articulating where his positions are on a lot of issues, a lot that is common sense but if you take positions further away from the center that damages you and he's not done a lot of running to the center at all in this campaign. that's unusual and he'll be proebds for more detail during the debate. >> the american pu
george will writes romney is behind so on wednesday night it might be risky for romney not to take risks. which is a lot of risk in one sentence. do you think romg will go out there? i mean given his behavior thus far? >> historically the defirst debate is the first time a challenger has a chance to stance on stage on a level playing for field for a couple hours with the incumbent president and it's been the challenger's best debate. so just by showing up, you would think that romney's a...
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. >> that same night, romney gave a press conference explaining what he meant. >> so it's a question and answer as i recall about the process of the campaign and how i'm going to get the 51 or a 52% i need. >> so, was actually all just a lot of hull la ba lu about electoral math, the quote i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility was mere lay comment on process. romney went on to say that video represented nothing new. >> you're coming to my fund-raisers and this is the same message i give to people which is we have a very different approach, the president and i, between a government dominated society and a society driven by free people pursuing their dreams. >> but by last night, romney had a completely different take on his own position. he acknowledged that writing off half of the country as government moochers including students, elderly and military veteran,sin veterans was wrong. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. i
. >> that same night, romney gave a press conference explaining what he meant. >> so it's a question and answer as i recall about the process of the campaign and how i'm going to get the 51 or a 52% i need. >> so, was actually all just a lot of hull la ba lu about electoral math, the quote i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility was mere lay comment on process. romney went on to say that video represented nothing new. >> you're coming to my...
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. >> that is mitt romney speaking today on the heels of three wins last night. hogan gidley, you are the santorum campaign communications director. newt gingrich has said he's going to stay in this race largely to sort of help fashion a better more convincing conservative platform, probably for mitt romney. is rick santorum going to do the same? >> no, i mean look, we're still this to win it. we'd like for all the conservatives including newt gingrich to bow out of this race and get behind us obviously. polls show even last night with the percentage points that gingrich had, had he been out, we would have been able to beat romney in wisconsin. i want to go back to something romney said about all of his plans and he can't wait to get to washington. i'm terrified at that notion because he's caused so much damage in washington, d.c. and this country from boston. i don't know what he's talking about. remember last week, two weeks ago, we were debating before the supreme court the constitutionality of obama care. we wouldn't even have had those hearings had it not be
. >> that is mitt romney speaking today on the heels of three wins last night. hogan gidley, you are the santorum campaign communications director. newt gingrich has said he's going to stay in this race largely to sort of help fashion a better more convincing conservative platform, probably for mitt romney. is rick santorum going to do the same? >> no, i mean look, we're still this to win it. we'd like for all the conservatives including newt gingrich to bow out of this race and get...
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, by the way we forgot to mention the landslide victory last night. he said laughing, romney ignored him. john, you were there? >> i was not. >> you told us about things you heard from that event. >> i always try to watch raw footage for all john mccain events because they are so uplifting. >> they are fun. >> it felt a little thrown together and there was a sense that it was not well advanced and that they -- the word leaked out he was going to get this endorsement on the night of the iowa caucuses when it looked like there was a chance santorum would win and they wanted another story to move to. there is no better endorsement in american politics in new hampshire than john mccain. he has dominated that state from the two republican primaries. mitt romney is the establishment candidate, there's no way he needs to make inroads into the base and win the heart of conservatives. but he's got to do it with the core of his support, which is the establishment. i'll roll out big endorsements states by state. if he does, they are going to be a core part of ho
, by the way we forgot to mention the landslide victory last night. he said laughing, romney ignored him. john, you were there? >> i was not. >> you told us about things you heard from that event. >> i always try to watch raw footage for all john mccain events because they are so uplifting. >> they are fun. >> it felt a little thrown together and there was a sense that it was not well advanced and that they -- the word leaked out he was going to get this...
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governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and address the quote dishonesties pedalled last week. offering advice for number two the president said -- >> tomorrow night? >> well, i -- you know, i think joe needs to be joe. >> for what it's worth, the president is probably hoping that joe isn't the same joe who occasionally suffers from bouts of acute honesty on a variety of topics like gay marriage. >> he got out a little bit over his skis, but out of generosity, spirit. >> joining us now from chicago, national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben "the thunder" labolt. >> new nickname every time. thanks for having me. >> thunder bolt or thund
governor romney had a good flight. i had a bad night. >> how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night, but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> you're going to win? >> yes. >> don't expect joe biden to make the same mistake. the campaign says the veep will come out forcefully against the romney/ryan record and...
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>> good to see you. >> we're not taking any questions. >> last night romney said he was going to win. this morning on
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do you think tonight could be the night? >> you know, i think it will. even though to a lesser extent than i would like to see. immigration is one of these issues that neither the republican nor the democratic party has wanted to touch with a ten foot pole during this general campaign season. on the democratic side obviously because we don't want to remind the latino electorate of the broken promise of not going through comprehensive immigration reform and on the republican side mitt romney doesn't want to soften too much because that would alienate his base at the same time he doesn't want to chip away at that 20, 23% of latino support he has now. they're stuck in a tough place and both parties prefer to keep it on the back burner. >> josh, i want to ask you about this. they're huge economic implications and consequences of illegal immigration here in the u.s. in terms of the lack of discussion of it and being a centerpiece of this campaign season, i thought this poll that latino decisions did was interesting. because the -- getting hispanics out to the
do you think tonight could be the night? >> you know, i think it will. even though to a lesser extent than i would like to see. immigration is one of these issues that neither the republican nor the democratic party has wanted to touch with a ten foot pole during this general campaign season. on the democratic side obviously because we don't want to remind the latino electorate of the broken promise of not going through comprehensive immigration reform and on the republican side mitt...
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, humanize him and do a number of other things was his wife ann romney. we were talking about this during the break. on jay leno last night asked about comments she made regarding the press and asking them to stop it. let's hear what she had to say. >> i like seeing you get mad. did you get feedback? did you have focus people go, that's wrong? >> no. i stepped out of the interview like oh, dear, did i say it a little strong? no. everyone i've seen is like giving me high fives. >> what do you make of ann romney as a surrogate at this point in terms of burnishing her husband's brand? >> we heard early on as you said the mitt stabilizer, humanizing him, but i think maybe mitt was right when he said, at the fund-raiser that we're using ann sparingly so people don't get tired of her. because i think -- i'm not sure how well she's wearing, you know, anger, be it's very understandable, any political spouse has good reason to feel angry because it's hard to hear those kind of attacks on someone you love. definitely. and yet, it's not that appealing. it isn't just
, humanize him and do a number of other things was his wife ann romney. we were talking about this during the break. on jay leno last night asked about comments she made regarding the press and asking them to stop it. let's hear what she had to say. >> i like seeing you get mad. did you get feedback? did you have focus people go, that's wrong? >> no. i stepped out of the interview like oh, dear, did i say it a little strong? no. everyone i've seen is like giving me high fives....
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in california. >> earlier today, governor romney was at it again. knowingly twisting my words around to suggest that i don't value small businesses. when folks just like omit entire sentences of what you said, they start kind of splicing and dicing, you may have gone a little over the edge there. >> i am flanked by genius political minds today. it's hard to choose. mr. heilemann, when we talk about the romney campaign and whether or not this is a good line of attack, how long can they sustain this? >> oh, they can probably sustain it for a pretty long time. i don't disagree that the remarks are out of context but they are keying in on a narrative that exists in the world which is that the president doesn't -- is anti-business, doesn't understand the economy, and it is a fact if you go around and talk to small business owners, medium size business owners and large business owners, they do believe that. now, they may be wrong but that is a widespread view among people in the private sector. the president is either hostile to business or clueless about
in california. >> earlier today, governor romney was at it again. knowingly twisting my words around to suggest that i don't value small businesses. when folks just like omit entire sentences of what you said, they start kind of splicing and dicing, you may have gone a little over the edge there. >> i am flanked by genius political minds today. it's hard to choose. mr. heilemann, when we talk about the romney campaign and whether or not this is a good line of attack, how long can...
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comments bill maher made about ann romney which were pretty unpleasant on friday night. and their argument is he's a donor to the super pac to the tune of $1 million. that's a lot of money. ted nugent is also an endorser whom romney sought. both sides might be regretting the sort of war on war on wars to make this person take ownership. >> i think ted nugent needs to write some new songs. only the one song we can think of. >> that's the nature of the controversy. >> i will say i think it is mitt romney has shown a certain amount of cowardice in terms of standing up to the more radical elements of the party. >> he needs to take opportunities to show his core. >> it could have been a moment of some kind. >> i'm sure they'll be asked about it again and again. at some point they make a more aggressive position on this issue. what they said today. >> it's not device sib language. it's just -- it's way beyond that. device sieve language is here all the time. >> i would characterize his language as hot garbage. coming up, camp romney and camp obama both ramp up efforts to court
comments bill maher made about ann romney which were pretty unpleasant on friday night. and their argument is he's a donor to the super pac to the tune of $1 million. that's a lot of money. ted nugent is also an endorser whom romney sought. both sides might be regretting the sort of war on war on wars to make this person take ownership. >> i think ted nugent needs to write some new songs. only the one song we can think of. >> that's the nature of the controversy. >> i will say...
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this is what newt gingrich said last night on cnn. >> they seem to have a overly methodical model where they go out and keep saying the same thing and it done -- the world's too fluid, too sophisticated for that, it's clearly something that you can go out and you can communicate and you can do dramatically better than romney's currently doing. >> lois, everybody in the republican party has advice for mitt romney ahead of the debate. rich lowry writes new yoo inven will save romney, it all comes down to him. what do you make of that? >> what it gets down to now, we have 40 days and can they turn around the narrative? it's looking less and less likely. obama people laid out a narrative he was out of touch that he was too rich, he was all of these things and then he played right into it with the 47% comment. and i think that's resonated with people. i've heard it from teen averages from venders, you know, people are remembering that and i don't know that he can turn it around because there's a migration of voters now. >> josh, when you look at health care stuff and romney's inability to se
this is what newt gingrich said last night on cnn. >> they seem to have a overly methodical model where they go out and keep saying the same thing and it done -- the world's too fluid, too sophisticated for that, it's clearly something that you can go out and you can communicate and you can do dramatically better than romney's currently doing. >> lois, everybody in the republican party has advice for mitt romney ahead of the debate. rich lowry writes new yoo inven will save romney,...
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after months of remaining silent on possible running mates, last night, team romney released this e-mail, saying sometime between now and the republican convention, mitt will be announcing his choice for vp. so instead of directly addressing the burning questions about the governor's time at bain, advisors are trumpeting an event that will take place in the next 47 days. governor rendell, i ask you first, how bad is this for mitt romney right now? can he put the genie back in the bottle? >> yeah, he can. this is the summertime. i'd say out of 300 million americans, about six or seven million are paying attention. anything that happens during the summer, you can recover from. but again, this whole controversy goes to whether mitt romney flip-flops, whether he's trustworthy, whether he tells the truth. it all goes to the character issue. the democrats and some of the media are building up a very good case against him. look, ann romney said in 2000 that mitt splits his time between the olympics and bain. when mitt himself left in 1999, he said i'm going to be part-time and i'm going to have
after months of remaining silent on possible running mates, last night, team romney released this e-mail, saying sometime between now and the republican convention, mitt will be announcing his choice for vp. so instead of directly addressing the burning questions about the governor's time at bain, advisors are trumpeting an event that will take place in the next 47 days. governor rendell, i ask you first, how bad is this for mitt romney right now? can he put the genie back in the bottle?...
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and taking every opportunity to jump in on the news cycle that is relevant from what we heard last night. yeah, if he does more and more rebuttals. that is great. >> the post was the pre-buttal the speech. >> he is two steps ahead and one step behind. >> how about romney putting out his tax returns on the day that the president will give his biggest speech on tax reform. >> you have a lot of stuff in the cycle and you want to get it out in a way that ultimately did not frame the contrast. the governor clearly felt it important to have transparency on the issue. >> transparency is really the go-to place for mitt romney in his tax returns. >> that was framing the debate -- >> i want to talk about that. well, a lot was made of the fact that warren buffett's secretary was in the box, at the end of the day, if you are the american public, does it resonate with the american public? >> she has no real connection. >> she is a very cute, older looking, i don't want to say grandma -- >> crush on warren buffett's secretary. >> that is why we are here, ratings gold. >> if you look at her image and y
and taking every opportunity to jump in on the news cycle that is relevant from what we heard last night. yeah, if he does more and more rebuttals. that is great. >> the post was the pre-buttal the speech. >> he is two steps ahead and one step behind. >> how about romney putting out his tax returns on the day that the president will give his biggest speech on tax reform. >> you have a lot of stuff in the cycle and you want to get it out in a way that ultimately did not...
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in fact, a bad night for republicans. but in terms of winning the michigan primary, which mitt romney has to do, he was a clear winner. he looked presidential, his answers were crisp, he was on the top of his game. and rick santorum, i thought, they said last night, "b" game, i know rick, and that was his "c" game. >> you know, i guess it's a matter, it's sort of a sliding scale and grading on a curve. because i watched mitt romney, and certainly his answers were better. he is, you know, more on the attack. but let's play a little montage of this sort of physicality and the behavior of mitt romney on the stage last night. >> much longer than 30 seconds. that's a long -- that's a long -- that's a long answer. nice try, but now let's look at the facts. i didn't follow all of that, but i can tell you this. >> you have a constitutional requirement to balance the budget in four years. >> you get to ask the questions i want, i get to give the answers i want. >> it's like, howard, i tweeted last night that i thought someone was
in fact, a bad night for republicans. but in terms of winning the michigan primary, which mitt romney has to do, he was a clear winner. he looked presidential, his answers were crisp, he was on the top of his game. and rick santorum, i thought, they said last night, "b" game, i know rick, and that was his "c" game. >> you know, i guess it's a matter, it's sort of a sliding scale and grading on a curve. because i watched mitt romney, and certainly his answers were...
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you have romney, say what you will, it was not good for him to lose the three contests last night. >> it not the party's role to m manage it like that. >> but just in terms -- sorry. >> i think we are looking at a different playing field, there's a party war going inside the party. they are not in the position to dictate like they did in 2008. the world romney has changed and you now have a raising up in the party against what perceived as the party establishment. and that is playing out. >> i would like to say though, we have a habit in the press as acting like this is the first time this has happened. this is not the first establishment nominee that has had problems with the party, and michael steele is the personal responsible for the primary calendar existing the way it is. what you do have that is unusual this time is usually after the -- in recent memory after the first few contests people start to drop out. you see people getting out. that is not happening right now. >> well, the field narrowed. >> super tuesday had already happened at this type this year. it not helping that i
you have romney, say what you will, it was not good for him to lose the three contests last night. >> it not the party's role to m manage it like that. >> but just in terms -- sorry. >> i think we are looking at a different playing field, there's a party war going inside the party. they are not in the position to dictate like they did in 2008. the world romney has changed and you now have a raising up in the party against what perceived as the party establishment. and that is...
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i guess i wondered was the romney campaign happy with christie's remarks last night? we saw -- we can play a little of the visual of mitt romney looking i will say uncomfortable, if not pained, during certain parts of christie's speech last night. what is the readout from where you are? >> well, of course the romney campaign did go through most of these speeches. they were perfectly aware of what all these folks were going to get up and say. you have to remember while this is mitt romney's convention, it is also the republican party's convention and the party as a whole has an interest in looking ahead and making sure they're setting up who they see as their rising stars to do well in future years. as one of our panelists was saying earlier, this was the time for christie to sort of set himself up for 2016, which was really unfortunate for him was having to follow ann romney. the whole hall was wrapped up in this personal story, thinking about mitt, their candidate and to have christie take the stage and start making references to the jersey shore was a little bit jar
i guess i wondered was the romney campaign happy with christie's remarks last night? we saw -- we can play a little of the visual of mitt romney looking i will say uncomfortable, if not pained, during certain parts of christie's speech last night. what is the readout from where you are? >> well, of course the romney campaign did go through most of these speeches. they were perfectly aware of what all these folks were going to get up and say. you have to remember while this is mitt...
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his wife mentioned it by name on tuesday, and romney's faith came up in several speeches last night. mike huckabee, a baptist minister who in the 2008 primary defeated romney in iowa didn't exactly offer support for romney's faith but said it wouldn't affect his vote. >> i care far less as to where mitt romney takes his family to church than i do about where he takes this country. >> huckabee also used a speech to tear town the president's views on social and religious issues. >> of the four people on the two tickets, the only self-professed evangelical is barack obama, and he supports changing the definition of marriage. believes that human right is disposable and expendable at any time in the womb, even beyond the womb. and he tells people of faith that they have to bow their knees to the god of government. >> romney is reportedly still tweaking his speech but is expected to address his mormon faith directly. the invocational prayer will be delivered by the president of the temple romney attends in boston. buzz feed writes about the 180 degree turn made in the campaign of opening a
his wife mentioned it by name on tuesday, and romney's faith came up in several speeches last night. mike huckabee, a baptist minister who in the 2008 primary defeated romney in iowa didn't exactly offer support for romney's faith but said it wouldn't affect his vote. >> i care far less as to where mitt romney takes his family to church than i do about where he takes this country. >> huckabee also used a speech to tear town the president's views on social and religious issues....
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that was a scene from last night's "mad men." sorry, spoiler alert. that took a swipe at mitt romney's father, george romney. today tag romney, mitt's son responded to the scene tweeting seriously, lib mocking my dead grandpa. >> you know, just let it go. draper charisma, romney no charisma. >> since when is "mad men" account liberal media. >> i would think they'd be very comfortable with the gender roles on that show. >> i think the problem romney really is draper. who is he? >> a man who the image of the father or the absent father. >> and last night's episode was about betty. don't take the focus off betty. >> exactly. they keep stepping on the women. >> you know what, it's the phrase romney's a clown that tagg romney is seizing on. nobody wants his grandparents referred to as a clown. >>> ashton kutcher is set to play steve jobs. ashton kutcher is set to play steve jobs in the mu indy biopic jobs. it will chronicle his rise from a hippie in northern california to co-founder of apple. how do you greet that news, alicia? >> when you look at jobs, jo
that was a scene from last night's "mad men." sorry, spoiler alert. that took a swipe at mitt romney's father, george romney. today tag romney, mitt's son responded to the scene tweeting seriously, lib mocking my dead grandpa. >> you know, just let it go. draper charisma, romney no charisma. >> since when is "mad men" account liberal media. >> i would think they'd be very comfortable with the gender roles on that show. >> i think the problem romney...
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coming up, last night we saw another example of governor romney's march to the middle. but did we also see a little bit of flop sweat? we'll grade the performances when we go back inside the debate studio with james lipton, just ahead. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners givin
coming up, last night we saw another example of governor romney's march to the middle. but did we also see a little bit of flop sweat? we'll grade the performances when we go back inside the debate studio with james lipton, just ahead. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those...
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about last night, was mitt romney upstaged by an empty chair? what went wrong? did he make his case in his speech? we break it all down and we'll hear from the romney campaign and get the democratic response and look ahead to the democratic national convention. we're off to charlotte next on "andrea mitchell reports." why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest, softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get labor day savings with up to 24 months special financing with your home depot credit card. ♪ [ male announcer ] its lightweight construction makes it nimble... ♪ its road gripping performance makes it a cadillac. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with advanced haldex all-wheel drive. [ engine revving ] it's bringing the future forward.
about last night, was mitt romney upstaged by an empty chair? what went wrong? did he make his case in his speech? we break it all down and we'll hear from the romney campaign and get the democratic response and look ahead to the democratic national convention. we're off to charlotte next on "andrea mitchell reports." why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we...
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it's like the buffet last night. whatever helps you understand man. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, watching him. [ male announcer ] try the new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. >>> what i see in mitt romney are the kinds of tools, the kinds of skills and character and attributes you feed in a leader. he makes decisions. he doesn't pander. i believe he's the right guy for the times. i think he's going to beat barack obama. i think we're going to save it country. >> that was house budget committee chair paul ryan at the reagan library this week predicting that mitt romney will win this november, a romney victory could set the wheels in motion for representative ryan to drastically remake the government next year. gentlemen and women, gentlemen and woman, we have talked about actually the action this year that will decide the fate of this country i think are the congressional races, right? if the republicans held on to the house and capture the senate, it changes the game for president romney or president obama. and certainly, the ryan budget has been hugely
it's like the buffet last night. whatever helps you understand man. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, watching him. [ male announcer ] try the new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. >>> what i see in mitt romney are the kinds of tools, the kinds of skills and character and attributes you feed in a leader. he makes decisions. he doesn't pander. i believe he's the right guy for the times. i think he's going to beat barack obama. i think we're going to save it country....
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last night. his endorsement came 900 words into the 1100 word e-mail writing, quote, it will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious. governor romney will be that nominee. he has my endorsement. joining me now is hogan gidley, someone who is said to have the best southern accent in the business. hogan, great to see you. >> great to see you too, alex. thanks for the time. i always love the sarcasm to start off the show. >> we wouldn't have it any other way, sir. let's talk about this endorsement, if that's what we can call it. you're a man familiar with optics. the optics of this are not really that good. why bother endorsing in the middle of the night? >> well, you know, i wouldn't say -- he didn't endorse in the middle of the night. i talked to some santorum advisors a little earlier today. they said, look, we wanted to be on the top of everyone's inbox when they woke up this morning. they released it late last night because rick didn't get done editing it until late last ni
last night. his endorsement came 900 words into the 1100 word e-mail writing, quote, it will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious. governor romney will be that nominee. he has my endorsement. joining me now is hogan gidley, someone who is said to have the best southern accent in the business. hogan, great to see you. >> great to see you too, alex. thanks for the time. i always love the sarcasm to start off the show. >> we wouldn't have it any other way, sir....
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. >> we'd expect it all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history and shown himself to be a good debater through the years. >> even the candidates were tamping down expectations yesterday. >> i don't think anyone would suggest the debates aren't important. i can't tell you how important it will be. i don't know what will happen at the debates. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the soft performance has gotten so soft it's almost evaporated. but while almost everyone seems to be muting enthusiasm in trying to undersell new jersey governor chris christie is taking a different tack. overselling with gusto. >> come thursday morning, the entire narrative of this race is going to change. we have a candidate that is going to do extraordinarily well on wednesday night. when we get to thursday morning george, you're going to be shaking your head saying it's a brand new race with 33 days to go. >> governor christie right in the sense that romney needs to change the dynamic of the race. a ne
. >> we'd expect it all along that governor romney will have a good night. he's prepared more than any candidate in history and shown himself to be a good debater through the years. >> even the candidates were tamping down expectations yesterday. >> i don't think anyone would suggest the debates aren't important. i can't tell you how important it will be. i don't know what will happen at the debates. >> governor romney is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the soft...